LIVE AND LEARN

Sunday

Nov 30, 2008 at 12:01 AM

Columbia Public Library: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 100 W. Broadway. 443-3161 or www.dbrl.org. ? Online job application assistance, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. ? First Tuesday Book Sale, noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday. This month's theme is gift books. ? Drop-in Internet and computer help, noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. ? Self-guided computer tutorials, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday. Please register. ? The Aging Brain: What to Remember About Memory Loss, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. This presentation will explore the intricacies of memory and the brain and how to gain some control over the aging brain. Presented by Catharine Clark, Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Science, University of Missouri. ? Also Reads, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Bring a lunch and discuss the eight titles considered by the 2008 One Read panel that didn't quite make it to the public vote. This month's discussion will be "The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" by Bill Bryson. ? Trees Please: A Workshop for Early Childhood Educators, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Activities will be demonstrated that teach kids about trees. Presented by Elaine Callaway and Betsy Blake, conservation education consultants for the Missouri Department of Conservation. Please register. ? The Ever-Changing Flu Virus, 7 p.m. Thursday with Katy Klymus, Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Science, MU.

Birth mom support group: 5 p.m. first Sunday of each month at Center for Women's Ministry, 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 210. For women who have placed children for adoption. Contact Kitty Spencer at 424-5323 or kittys@lovebasket.org.

Columbia Toastmasters Club: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Adams Conference Center, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, South William and East Rollins streets. Call 442-7748 or visit www.columbia.freetoasthost.com.

West African dance class with live drumming led by Pulguinha and the BoCoMo Drumheads, 3 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Moon Belly Dance Studio, Parkade Center, east entrance. 814-3632 or bocomodrumheads@yahoo.com.